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What are the requirements for studies to do pharmacy course in future? Currently am in my schooling and wanted to know the right courses to take next to do pharmacy? Can you please answer me with details soon? Thank you!

Bachelor of Pharmacy is a professional course which is gaining popularity in recent time. The minimum educational qualification required for Bachelor of Pharmacy course is that candidate must be 10+2 passed or appearing for board examination of 12th.

Both Mathematics and Biology stream candidates of 10+2 are eligible for Bachelor of Pharmacy course. You can apply for entrance examination of your state for admission in government colleges. Entrance exams like BCECE, EAMCET, Delhi CET, UPSEE etc.

The requirements for pursuing pharmacy course in future:

1. You should be 12th passed to apply for entrance examination of Bachelor of Pharmacy. Pharmacy is a course in which both biology and mathematics stream candidates can apply.

2. You should have at least 50% marks in board examination.

3. Minimum age required is 17 years.

There are combined competitive entrance examination conducted at state level for which you can apply to get admission in government colleges of Pharmacy.

The requirements for Pharmacy course:

You need to be higher secondary board passed to be eligible to apply for Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.

Even for Diploma in Pharmacy, minimum qualification required is 10+2.

Percentage of marks in 10+2 is 50% for this course.

After schooling, you should pursue higher secondary with Biology or Mathematics depending upon your choice.

Pharmacy course require a candidate have to pass 12th standard from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Mathematics. One must also score 50% or more in Senior Secondary Examination.

Candidates having Diploma in Pharmacy are also eligible for this course. The duration of this course is of 4 years. Admission in this course is given on the basis of entrance exam. After that you also need to compete in counselling in order to get a seat in college/University. Some Entrance exams for B.Pharma are :- BHU,GPAT,MHT-CET,GCET etc.

You can either pursue diploma in pharmacy of bachelor's degree in pharmacy. After schooling, you should select science stream in 11th standard then appear for board examination of higher secondary to apply for entrance exam of B.Pharma.

~~In science stream, you are free to choose either PCM subject group or PCB subject group.

~~Your aim should be to score as much as possible.

Then apply for competitive examination of your state for admission in government college of Bachelor of Pharmacy.

Eligibility criteria for Bachelor of Pharmacy:-

Candidate must have cleared 10+2 with physics, chemistry, mathematics (PCM) or physics, chemistry, biology (PCB) or physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology as subjects.

Candidate must have scored at least 50% marks from any recognized board.

The criteria of minimum percentage of marks may differ from institute to institute.

In some of the states, it is mandatory to give an additional entrance examination in order to be eligible for the course.

Some of the Pharmacy Entrance Tests:-

BHU B.Pharma Entrance Exam
GPAT - Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test
GCET - Goa Common Entrance Test
MHT-CET- Maharashtra Common Entrance Test

Basic requirements to do B.Pharmacy are :

- You must have qualified senior secondary or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as major subjects from a recognised board with at least 50% marks in aggregate.

- There are various courses available under Pharmacy for senior secondary passed students :

1) B. Pharmacy : Duration of this course is 4 years.

2) D. Pharmacy : Duration of this course is 3 years.


Colleges offering B. Pharmacy :

- Delhi University

- Lucknow University

- University of Mumbai

- Lovely Professional University

- Amity University, Noida

-Chandigarh University

Secondary school students need to pursue senior secondary with either Mathematics or Biology subject. It is because both stream candidates are eligible for Bachelor of Pharmacy course.

Minimum of 50% marks in 12th is required for bachelor's degree in pharmacy competitive examination. You must attain minimum age of 17 years when you appear for pharmacy course.

To do bachelor degree in pharmacy the required qualification is that candidate must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology as main paper.

So, you have to pursue 12th with medical or non-medical ( science stream ) if you want to get admission in pharmacy course in future.

You have to appear and qualify in entrance test for admission in course.

If you are interested to pursue Pharmacy then first of all you need to complete 10+2 from Science stream having Biology, Physics, Chemistry as well as English as main stream.
Biology is very important to get admission in Pharmacy.
After that you should pursue B.Pharma from any of the colleges without any restriction.

The requirements for Pharmacy course:

Academic qualification: Senior secondary board passed with PCM or PCB. You should have at least 50% marks in board exam.

After schooling, you should select any subject group in science stream. Then apply for entrance examination of BCECE. Minimum age limit to pursue this course is 17 years.

For admission in pharmacy course the eligibility is that :-

Candidate must have passed 12th from a recognised board.

Candidate must have passed 12th with PCM or PCB stream.

Required minimum aggregate is 50% but it varies with entrance examination.

So, if you are interested in pursuing the course you can select the course as per eligibility criteria mentioned above.